Road-drag.



G. E. BOLT.

ROAD DRAG.

APPLIOATION FILED 00121. 1912A Patented Deo. 2, 1918.

n vanto@ Beweise@ s 'viioAD-nuxlelf useful Improvements .in- Roed-Drgs 5' and es Willenable others "skilledl'iiifthel erio which *it apperteiiis 'to' :in duse This -infentioii 'letes' to improvenieiits; in

irent-ienfis to W'l'be more :Sully deseifibeld :ilongitudinal verti'feel'-sectionqtbeifeof' teken on line 2 --2o- Fig. 1- nd wiith-tliep1latforihsf' l vergenuside 4Iiieiaebeivs 1 :mdj are :shown which converge at theirfreer 'ends a-Ddfdej Verge' at. their .f oni.- ends and are connected at both ends of the 'drag in n 'at an v'intenmediate poiiitby means' of vCross baisf35 L tand 15, respectively. .-Tlieends of the reap ross beruf?, .preferably extend beyond .the side meml ei's l -and 2 and are' designed tosupport' platforms- 6 and 7 .shovmV if; -liigv 3 to receive ballast foi: wei-gbtiugthe drag! side members oriunue'rsl, end z eirelpre-- 'Y embly 'curved inwardly' assliown clesrly'in ligsr lend 3 and are provided `on 'their inner faces'with' curved cutting blades v8 'and 9.

v e te amid.' State Y' l position.`

' ofllijlsuitable .ordesired lengtbi "2 A; leveling.

edgea's sii-own 111mg.. 2,", and is designed@ Abelremit 'hier 1?4 'is'in@rained-"leise idju'sted position against the -felisioof the springyl s shoWnclearly ir i Fig`."2.4

'loweredfff- *facilitate the, retention oi ldie ejz'- 18 oihe 109' muy Spiced pins ..11,giefwiu be obvieus um hegate may-be'operiedtola.' greater or less extent ais' may 'be desiiel-and Secured in 'adsuimbiie devises' 1 9 sie secured miie justed. position"by'fengaging ythe veye 1'8' of 1 10 thebsii 17 withoneof saiolpins.

- front cross bar 5, preferably neer its opposite ends and are adopted to he connected with e Whille or double-tree to which the draft animals are to be attached.

t, ln the use of this drag, the horses het ing been hooked to the front end thereof, 1t is drawn over the rosd and. the knives or cutting blades 8 and 9 cut into the ground at opposite sides of the rond end scoop `up the dirt which is gathered in hy the converging side beams l and 2 and disposed'in the center of the roadwhere it is engaged hy the leveler 12 which sinooths and spreads it evenly over the crown of the rond end thus the roads may be kept smooth and in good condition at all times of the year and at n minimum cost.

While l have described my invention with more or less minuteness as regards details end as being embodied in certain precise forms, l do not desire to be limited thereto unduly any more than is'pointed ont in the claims; 0n the contrary, l contemplate all proper changes in form, construction and arrangement, the omission of immaterial elements end substitution of equivalents circumstances may suggest or render expedient.

l claini es my inventionz-w L A rood drag svingg lsiterolly spaced `side inembers,` :i leveling gate hinged between scid members and extending liens versely of the drag,v u. resilient element lor holding seid gelte normally clr ed und means for opening seid gist-e against se tension of scid element :ind holdin@ it in no. usted oi n sition.

i?. A road dreccomprising; lnirnlly speced side members,4 cross hars connecting seid me1nbers ein outwardly opening end gate hined at its uo 3er edce to the reni' lcrossy l a l. D

her, n coiled spring connected nt one eind to fn Leccese ,cas

the lower end of said end gate and at its other end to s fixed support and a lever fulcrnmed on said drag and connected with 45 said end gate for opening said gate against the tension of said spring and means for locking scid lever 1n adjusted position-,fil

' 3. fl. road drag' comprising laterally spaced side members, cross hers connecting said 66" Vside members, a running board extending longitudinally of said drag andsec'nred to seid cross here, a leveling gate depending between scid side members and .hingedly connected at one edge to one ofisnid cross bers, n coiled spring connected ,at one end "i, to the inner.I lace of said' end ete and at its'j other end to'the lower fece o said runn' board, and 'adjustable means connected Wit said geteilter holding it in open positioi against thyftension of seid spring. 4l. A rood. drag comprising laterally spaced j side members, cross bers connecting Seid side members, a running board" extending longitudinally of said drag and secured to seid cross hers, a plurality of longitudinallyl snacerl 'pins extending laterally from one edge otgsaid running board, n leveling gato depen ing between scid side `members sindv hingelqly connected at oneedge to one of??? seidcfoss bars, n coiled spring connected at one eind to the inner face of seid end gate and et its other end to the lower aceof saidV running hoard, and s lever connected with said gate and with one of seid pins for holding the gate in adjusted position.. f L ln testimony whereof Ihnve hereunto Set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

lVitnesses Trino. Bison,

R. K. HUNT. 

